GAPS Cashew Bread

Turned out GREAT this time!

You will need:

3 cups of cashews

1 1/2 tsp Baking soda

1/2 tsp sea salt

6 eggs

2 Tbs raw honey

1 Tbs almond butter (fresh ground, can get at whole foods)

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

1/2 dropper of alcohol-free, liquid stevia

5 4oz cans of "earths best" Organic Baby Food, winter squash (or other organic brand)

splash of vanilla

Preheat your oven to 300F, Grease a square glass pan or two loaf pans and melt Ghee.

In food processor place:

*3 cups of Cashews

*1 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda

Mix well into a powder (can be a tad chunky)

Separate yolks from whites and place into bowls

To yolks add all remaining ingredients, mix well (leaving whites aside)

Add cashew powder and mix

Beat whites with electric mixer until they become white, stiff and foamy.

Then add about half of these whites into the other ingredients; add last half very delicately.

Place batter in pan, bake for 1hr50 min

I generally look after 1hr40 min to see and check every few min for the remaining 10.

Cool bread for about 10 minutes, then use a butter knife to loosen edges, flip pan onto cooling rack and remove, Let sit for at least 45 min.

I like to slice the bread and store in Tupperware container, in layers lined with paper towels; keeps well in fridge for a week.

Enjoy!

AMAZING GAPS Beef Broth

I love this recipe SO rich! This may be more of a beginners GAPS but can be tweaked, I hope you like it because we do!

*All food should be organic, lacking hormones and pure of nature*

Pan sear one mock tenderloin filet (or any steak of choice, I picked cheap because we won't be eating it)

Add filet (or choice cut of beef) to a crock pot with

1 pkg of beef bones (whole foods carries this with the beef products)

Add the following ingredients and let sit for at least 12 hours on low, stirring occasionally:

4 bay leaves

10 cherry tomatoes

1 Tbs minced onion

1 Tbs Bosari Original Seasoning (Available at Whole Foods)

1/2 Tsp paprika

1/2 Tsp garlic Puree 

1 Tbs peppercorns

5 shakes ground peppercorn

2 cloves of garlic, peeled and cracked

1-2 carrots diced

1-2 celery stalks diced

1 white onion, diced

A dash of olive oil 

Milk Man

Because it is illegal in the state of VA to buy or sell unpasteurized milk SO we bought a cow and have the farmer that keeps her bring us milk once a week! We then make raw milk kefir out of this and the kids can drink it! Stay tuned for recipe!

In the Absence of Sleep

I'm laying here in bed EXTREMELY frustrated as I am desperately lacking in sleep and B, our 10 year old with Autism has woken up and refusing to sleep. I've been complaining to myself concentrating on how this will "stress me out" and then I smacked myself; we have come so far.

Over the passed several years nighttime became an anxiety stricken sport. "Super Mom" rarely ever slept a decent night sleep and I, Captain Ally, was always bracing myself for what adventures would be in store.

I'll never forget the very first time I took care of B & C (our autistic kids) overnight; I wrapped at least six rubber bands around the French doors that separated the rooms from the rest of the house and laid in bed for hours over analyzing every creek I heard.

I finally fell asleep around 4am only to wake at 5 to the lights in the hall, "oh no!" I thought, running to the hall and finding C butt naked pulling something out of the linen closet. She was covered in what looked and smelled of vomit. "Are you ok.."I began to say when I realized the doors were open! Into the kitchen she had gone.

Every light was on, an entire package of gluten-free hot dog buns had been meticulously sliced into 1/6's and individually placed in dixie cups and coconut ice cream was melting and overflowing in the middle of the table, surrounded by several rice, ice cream cones. The microwave door was ajar and from it spewed pasta with red sauce EVERYWHERE; the further down I looked, the worse it got. And then there was the Shiraz. A beautiful bottle of red wine had tipped over, mixing with the red sauce and strewn across the white cabinetry and tiling, lacking any delicateness at all.

So here I am in the present day complaining to myself that our B is sitting on his knees next to his bed, putting together a puzzle. Here is a moment to really cherish. Not the moment I was lacking in sleep, but rather the moment where I could truly appreciate that, even though I am so caught up in how it bothers me, he is miraculously acting just the way he should; like a 10 year old boy.

Heartwarming "Childhood" By Aspie Kid

"Childhood" By Aspie Kid
This is such a touching story and a very good reminder that there should be no expectations to what is "typical"...we may be pushing for something that is actually limiting potential. Let us not lose sight of what we really desire, for our kids to be able to embrace life to the fullest; whatever that may be.

Fermented Veggies: A MUST for digestion

Wash all veggies very well.

Next get a packet of CULTURE STARTER (make sure it’s not kefir starter) and stir it in 1 ½ cups water that is about 90 degrees; something a little hotter than room temp. This needs to sit for 40 minutes.  Set timer.

With the cabbages: save the outer leaves for the top of the jars. We need about 10 or so.  We roll these up and stuff them in last.  These need to be washed too!

Next, shred all the veggies: Use 2 green and 1 red cabbages, or 2 red and 1 green (I buy an extra one for the leaves)

Shred about 8 carrots, 8 stalks celery, shred the kale bunch, 2 sweet potatoes, 3 beets, 2 green apples, and the ginger. 

Mix them all together. Use the large platters. You will need about 3 of them. 

Now take the culture starter-water mix and put in the blender with about 2 or 3 large handfuls of the shredded veggies. Blend.  Then add enough water to make a “paste” or a slightly thick “puree”. 

You take this and spread it out evenly over the veggies and toss well.

You pack the veggies in glass jars.  Use your fist or a potato masher to get the air out.  Leave about 2” free from the lid.  Put in rolled cabbage leaves here and put lid on. Cabbage leaves allow room for the expansion of the bacteria.

Lids must be tight. No air can get in. 

Leave on counter for 3 ½ days.

Voila!

Mix a spoonful with some stevia and a little olive oil and have them eat  it before every meal!

NOTE: We order our culture starter through "BODY ECOLOGY"

Wall Street Journal Boasts Possible Treatment; Ally Boasts WE are the treatment.

New Treatment in the Future?

It is really hard for me to look at this article and say "OMG YES".

For years we have spent every one of Sara's (Super Mom) precious pennies investing in her two autistic kids. We have done Gluten & Casein free, body ecology, stem cells, detox after detox and the kids take about 25 supplements a day, all being natural except for allergy medicine and trazadone. Stem cells, speech therapy, Son Rise therapy and camps; everything and anything. The results?? Over the past 8 years I have personally seen a 50% improvement. So who is to say there is not already treatment? And yes, if there really is a blessed miracle bring it on, but don't just sit there and wait for it! These are YOUR CHILDREN. Embrace, invest and love every moment with them. Progress IS possible..we see it every day :)